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Administration's meetings with state legislature members
4:03:27
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Council Member Restler questions Commissioner Dannhauser about the administration's meetings with state legislature members regarding the childcare voucher crisis. The discussion reveals limited engagement with state legislators.
- Commissioner unable to provide an exact number of state legislature members met
- Confirms meetings with Chair Brisbord and Chair Hevesy
- Restler indicates he has spoken to over a dozen assembly members and senators who were unaware of the issue
- Highlights a potential lack of widespread outreach to state legislators on this critical issue
Lincoln Restler
4:03:27
Kinda.
4:03:28
Next up, when how many members of the state legislature has the administration met with on this topic?
Jess Dannhauser
4:03:36
I don't know the exact number.
4:03:37
We have met with
Lincoln Restler
4:03:38
Chair Brisbord and Chair Hevesy, for sure there's two.
4:03:41
Have there been any additional members?
Jess Dannhauser
4:03:42
There there have.
4:03:43
I can get you the exact the exact
Lincoln Restler
4:03:45
Three?
4:03:46
Four?
4:03:46
Because I've spoken to now over a dozen assembly members and senators who have thousands of kids in their district that are at risk of losing their childcare and they have not heard a peep from the administration on this topic.
4:03:58
Radio silence.
4:03:59
Do you think this is a major priority of this administration in the state budget?